Garment-rack for vehicles.



UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J. HARRISYOF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO LOOOMOBILE COM PANY OF AMERICA, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIR- GINIA.

GARMENT-RACK FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 1908.-

Applicationfiled August 16, 1907. Serial N 0. 388,824.

provement in Garment-Racks for Vehicles,

of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention pertains to a rack.or holder for garments and. the like to be used on a vehicle, such as an automobile or carriage.

- The invention consists in various improvements over devices heretofore used with the same purpose in view and in features of construction and arrangement whereby the rack may be moved out of the way when not in use and may serveto hold a garment or the like securely in place when desired.

The character of the invention will be best A understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, bodiment.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the vehicle, as, for example, the front seat of an automobile; and Fig. 2 is an elevation of the'co'nstruction shown in Fig. 1 and viewed from the left in the latter which show an illustrative emtube 8 is preferably bent into the form of an arc to ,supply .a seat in which the down turned ends of the holding bar 10 may be reciprocated in a curved or other path. The

specific form of holding bar "shown in the drawings comprises the horizontal part 10 bent at its ends to enter the tubes 8 8. At its upper part each tube 8 has a slot 11, through whicl projects a pin or button 12 'fixed in a bent end of the holding bar 10,

said pins or buttons 12 serving to guide the bar 10 in its movement and to prevent the latter from being completely withdrawn from the tubes 88. Preferably the bent ends of the bar 10 fit sufiiciently loosely in the tubes S8 so that the bar may drop by gravity 1 into the full line position shown in Fig. 1. In this position, the bar 10 is entirely out of the way.

When it is desired to place a garment or the like upon the holding-bar 10, the latter may be Withdrawn to the dotted line position shown 'in Fig. 1 and the garment folded over the combined weight of the garment and the bar 10 will do ress the'latter and hold'it so bar and the top of the rear wall 6 of the seat.

Any practicable number of garments may be placed over the bar 10, and they will all be firmly held as just described, the capacity of the preferred form of garment rack being limited only by the extent to which the bar 10.1nay be withdrawn in order to provide space between the position 14 of the bar and the rear part 15 of the seat. This invention supplies many' considerable advantages over'constructions heretofore used for the same general purpose, which will be apparent to those familiar with the art.

The specific illustrative embodiment may be variously changed and modified without departing from the proper scope of this invention; and it is to be understood that the features of the invention are not mutually indispensable, since they may be used to advantage separately.

- Claims;

1. In a garment rack, the combination of telescoping parts relatively movable on a curved path; and means to support one of said parts. i

2. The combination of a vehicle seat; slidably sup orted garment holding means normally he d by gravity close to part of said seat; and a support for said means.

3. The combination of a vehicle seat; and automatically collapsible garment holding means arranged to move between a position s aced from the seat to a position proximat the to of the seat.

4. The combination of a vehicle seat having a back cushion; and colla sible garment holding means resting normal y in the angle between the to of said cushion and the top of .the rear wall of the seat and adapted to bind the garment against the seat.

5. The combination of a vehicle seat; a collapsible and expansible garment holder; and combined supporting and guiding means the horizontal part of the bar. 'lhereupon,

as to engage t 1e garment firmly between the telescope in said tubes.

for said holder, the latter being automatically collapsible in relation to 'said means to hold a garment against the rear of the seat. 7

6. The combination of a vehicle seat; a pair of tubes supported thereby and a garment holding rorl having its ends bent to 7. The combination with a vehicle seat of a garment holder; and a support therefor-on one side of the seat-back, said holder and support cooperating to permit the former to be moved to the other side of the seat back. 8. The combination with a cushioned vehicle seat, of a collapsible garment holder; and a support therefor concealed between the cushion and seat, the holder and support cooperating to permit the former to rest when collapsed proximate the seat, the gar ment holder being adapted to bind the garment against the seat.

9. The combination .with a vehicle seat of a collapsible garment holder above the seat, and a support therefor, said holder and support cooperating to permit the formerto be expanded to receive a garment and to be collapsed to a position of comparative retirement by gravity.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses CHARLES J. HARRIS.

Witnesses:

EUGENE F. RUSSELL, WM. SLTEEL, Jr. 

